Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS)
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SIPS brings together scholars working to improve methods and practices in psychological science. Join us!
https://improvingpsych.org/membership/
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🎉Call for Session Proposals: SIPS 2026🎉
🌟We’re inviting YOU to help make this year’s events unforgettable. Propose a session to share your expertise, collaborate with peers, and shape the future of psychological science.🌟
Submission Deadlines:
📆In-Person (DC): Jan 23
📆Online: Feb 27
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🌟We’re inviting YOU to help make this year’s events unforgettable. Propose a session to share your expertise, collaborate with peers, and shape the future of psychological science.🌟
Submission Deadlines:
📆In-Person (DC): Jan 23
📆Online: Feb 27
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January 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🎉Call for Session Proposals: SIPS 2026🎉
🌟We’re inviting YOU to help make this year’s events unforgettable. Propose a session to share your expertise, collaborate with peers, and shape the future of psychological science.🌟
Submission Deadlines:
📆In-Person (DC): Jan 23
📆Online: Feb 27
buff.ly/Uhu0rvm
🌟We’re inviting YOU to help make this year’s events unforgettable. Propose a session to share your expertise, collaborate with peers, and shape the future of psychological science.🌟
Submission Deadlines:
📆In-Person (DC): Jan 23
📆Online: Feb 27
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Do you need financial support to attend #SIPS2026 (online or in person)?
We offer Funding Opportunities:
💸Student and postdoc travel support
💸Diversity travel support
💸Internet/technology funds
Don't forget to apply by February 6!
We offer Funding Opportunities:
💸Student and postdoc travel support
💸Diversity travel support
💸Internet/technology funds
Don't forget to apply by February 6!
SIPS 2026 Funding Opportunities
Please read the information below about each funding opportunity before applying. If you have any questions, you can reach out to [email protected]
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January 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Do you need financial support to attend #SIPS2026 (online or in person)?
We offer Funding Opportunities:
💸Student and postdoc travel support
💸Diversity travel support
💸Internet/technology funds
Don't forget to apply by February 6!
We offer Funding Opportunities:
💸Student and postdoc travel support
💸Diversity travel support
💸Internet/technology funds
Don't forget to apply by February 6!
Looking for a New Year's Resolution? How about contributing to improving Psychological Science?
You can start by contributing to #SIPS2026!
We encourage you to submit a proposal to lead a session at the conference!
Deadlines:
🔹In-Person: Jan 23
🔹Online: Feb 27
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You can start by contributing to #SIPS2026!
We encourage you to submit a proposal to lead a session at the conference!
Deadlines:
🔹In-Person: Jan 23
🔹Online: Feb 27
buff.ly/Uhu0rvm
SIPS 2026 – June 8-10, 2026
The submission portal for the conference is now open! We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both online and in-person SIPS 2026. We look forward to your participation!
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January 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Looking for a New Year's Resolution? How about contributing to improving Psychological Science?
You can start by contributing to #SIPS2026!
We encourage you to submit a proposal to lead a session at the conference!
Deadlines:
🔹In-Person: Jan 23
🔹Online: Feb 27
buff.ly/Uhu0rvm
You can start by contributing to #SIPS2026!
We encourage you to submit a proposal to lead a session at the conference!
Deadlines:
🔹In-Person: Jan 23
🔹Online: Feb 27
buff.ly/Uhu0rvm
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#OpenScience community! Join us for a VIRTUAL meeting SIPS@SPSP: Improving Open Science for Social-Personality Psychology (but really also everyone is welcome!). Early bird registration closes on Jan 22. @improvingpsych.org @spspnews.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
#OpenScience community! Join us for a VIRTUAL meeting SIPS@SPSP: Improving Open Science for Social-Personality Psychology (but really also everyone is welcome!). Early bird registration closes on Jan 22. @improvingpsych.org @spspnews.bsky.social
We'll also feature opening and closing talks that highlight topical issues in improving psychological science.
Learn more and register! buff.ly/x8ifC2C
Learn more and register! buff.ly/x8ifC2C
SIPS 2026 – June 8-10, 2026
The submission portal for the conference is now open! We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both online and in-person SIPS 2026. We look forward to your participation!
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January 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
We'll also feature opening and closing talks that highlight topical issues in improving psychological science.
Learn more and register! buff.ly/x8ifC2C
Learn more and register! buff.ly/x8ifC2C
📣 Registration for both online and in-person SIPS 2026 is officially open!!!📣
SIPS 2026 is an action-oriented meeting aimed at improving psychological science.
The conference sessions will focus on:
✨Initiating and conducting projects,
✨Learning new skills,
✨Discussing new ideas.
SIPS 2026 is an action-oriented meeting aimed at improving psychological science.
The conference sessions will focus on:
✨Initiating and conducting projects,
✨Learning new skills,
✨Discussing new ideas.
SIPS 2026 – June 8-10, 2026
The submission portal for the conference is now open! We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both online and in-person SIPS 2026. We look forward to your participation!
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January 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
📣 Registration for both online and in-person SIPS 2026 is officially open!!!📣
SIPS 2026 is an action-oriented meeting aimed at improving psychological science.
The conference sessions will focus on:
✨Initiating and conducting projects,
✨Learning new skills,
✨Discussing new ideas.
SIPS 2026 is an action-oriented meeting aimed at improving psychological science.
The conference sessions will focus on:
✨Initiating and conducting projects,
✨Learning new skills,
✨Discussing new ideas.
📢 PsyArXiv 12 Days of Christmas 🎄 🧑🎄 🎁
PsyArXiv moderators will be taking a holiday break from Dec 24 to Jan 4. Please avoid uploading work to the archive during this time to prevent a backlog, and expect some delays in moderation. We aim to clear any holiday backlog by Jan 16.
Happy Holidays!
PsyArXiv moderators will be taking a holiday break from Dec 24 to Jan 4. Please avoid uploading work to the archive during this time to prevent a backlog, and expect some delays in moderation. We aim to clear any holiday backlog by Jan 16.
Happy Holidays!
December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📢 PsyArXiv 12 Days of Christmas 🎄 🧑🎄 🎁
PsyArXiv moderators will be taking a holiday break from Dec 24 to Jan 4. Please avoid uploading work to the archive during this time to prevent a backlog, and expect some delays in moderation. We aim to clear any holiday backlog by Jan 16.
Happy Holidays!
PsyArXiv moderators will be taking a holiday break from Dec 24 to Jan 4. Please avoid uploading work to the archive during this time to prevent a backlog, and expect some delays in moderation. We aim to clear any holiday backlog by Jan 16.
Happy Holidays!
Before you head out to your Holiday break, don't forget to mark your calendar for the #SIPS2026 submission deadline!
📆 January 23 (for the in-person conference)
📆 February 27 (for the online conference
📆 January 23 (for the in-person conference)
📆 February 27 (for the online conference
SIPS 2026 – June 8-10, 2026
The submission portal for the conference is now open! We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both online and in-person SIPS 2026. We look forward to your participation!
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December 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Before you head out to your Holiday break, don't forget to mark your calendar for the #SIPS2026 submission deadline!
📆 January 23 (for the in-person conference)
📆 February 27 (for the online conference
📆 January 23 (for the in-person conference)
📆 February 27 (for the online conference
The first SORTEE (@sortee.bsky.social)–SIPS Leadership Meeting brought a vibrant discussion on how the two organizations, which share a similar mission but operate in different fields, can learn from and support one another. 🤝
Learn about the details from our blog post. 👇
Learn about the details from our blog post. 👇
Strengthening Open Science Across Disciplines: Highlights from the First SORTEE–SIPS Leadership Meeting
Blog post by Priya Silverstein and Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar On November 19th, 2025, members of the Executive Boards from the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biolog…
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December 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The first SORTEE (@sortee.bsky.social)–SIPS Leadership Meeting brought a vibrant discussion on how the two organizations, which share a similar mission but operate in different fields, can learn from and support one another. 🤝
Learn about the details from our blog post. 👇
Learn about the details from our blog post. 👇
Thank you for your question. SIPS Leadership is aware of many changes in the political landscape of the USA. We have addressed them in our statement. improvingpsych.org/2025/08/15/s...
Although the concerns you raise arose after our statement, we believe our statement still applies to the situation.
Although the concerns you raise arose after our statement, we believe our statement still applies to the situation.
SIPS 2026 Conference Update
Dear SIPS members, We wanted to share an update with you about the SIPS 2026 in-person meeting. As some of you may know, before the most recent US election, the SIPS Executive Committee (EC) had vo…
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December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Thank you for your question. SIPS Leadership is aware of many changes in the political landscape of the USA. We have addressed them in our statement. improvingpsych.org/2025/08/15/s...
Although the concerns you raise arose after our statement, we believe our statement still applies to the situation.
Although the concerns you raise arose after our statement, we believe our statement still applies to the situation.
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Check the latest blog post about SORTEE's first joint meeting with @improvingpsych.org ✨
Board members from both societies met to explore shared challenges and opportunities for collaborations to strengthen open and rigorous science across fields.
Read more here: sortee.org/blog/2025/12...
Board members from both societies met to explore shared challenges and opportunities for collaborations to strengthen open and rigorous science across fields.
Read more here: sortee.org/blog/2025/12...
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Check the latest blog post about SORTEE's first joint meeting with @improvingpsych.org ✨
Board members from both societies met to explore shared challenges and opportunities for collaborations to strengthen open and rigorous science across fields.
Read more here: sortee.org/blog/2025/12...
Board members from both societies met to explore shared challenges and opportunities for collaborations to strengthen open and rigorous science across fields.
Read more here: sortee.org/blog/2025/12...
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I was told that I have decisioned over 1,700 preprints this year! 😱Moderators, including myself, are driven by our commitment to making science better. This means staying vigilant against AI-generated spam & allowing researchers around the world to share their work openly.
Pls support PsyArXiv!
Pls support PsyArXiv!
Metadata matters!
If you submit a preprint to PsyArXiv, to ensure smooth acceptance, don't forget to fill out the metadata correctly.
Below you will find a few tips, but detailed guidelines are at 👉 buff.ly/M3cRBW2
If you submit a preprint to PsyArXiv, to ensure smooth acceptance, don't forget to fill out the metadata correctly.
Below you will find a few tips, but detailed guidelines are at 👉 buff.ly/M3cRBW2
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I was told that I have decisioned over 1,700 preprints this year! 😱Moderators, including myself, are driven by our commitment to making science better. This means staying vigilant against AI-generated spam & allowing researchers around the world to share their work openly.
Pls support PsyArXiv!
Pls support PsyArXiv!
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📢 Call for submissions for #SIPS2026!📢
The SIPS community will meet next year, and we look forward to seeing you at the conferences!
Don't forget to send your submission for the conference before January 23 (for the in-person conference) or February 27 (for the online conference).
The SIPS community will meet next year, and we look forward to seeing you at the conferences!
Don't forget to send your submission for the conference before January 23 (for the in-person conference) or February 27 (for the online conference).
SIPS 2026 – June 8-10, 2026
The submission portal for the conference is now open! We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both online and in-person SIPS 2026. We look forward to your participation!
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December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📢 Call for submissions for #SIPS2026!📢
The SIPS community will meet next year, and we look forward to seeing you at the conferences!
Don't forget to send your submission for the conference before January 23 (for the in-person conference) or February 27 (for the online conference).
The SIPS community will meet next year, and we look forward to seeing you at the conferences!
Don't forget to send your submission for the conference before January 23 (for the in-person conference) or February 27 (for the online conference).
📢 Call for submissions for #SIPS2026!📢
The SIPS community will meet next year, and we look forward to seeing you at the conferences!
Don't forget to send your submission for the conference before January 23 (for the in-person conference) or February 27 (for the online conference).
The SIPS community will meet next year, and we look forward to seeing you at the conferences!
Don't forget to send your submission for the conference before January 23 (for the in-person conference) or February 27 (for the online conference).
SIPS 2026 – June 8-10, 2026
The submission portal for the conference is now open! We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both online and in-person SIPS 2026. We look forward to your participation!
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📢 Call for submissions for #SIPS2026!📢
The SIPS community will meet next year, and we look forward to seeing you at the conferences!
Don't forget to send your submission for the conference before January 23 (for the in-person conference) or February 27 (for the online conference).
The SIPS community will meet next year, and we look forward to seeing you at the conferences!
Don't forget to send your submission for the conference before January 23 (for the in-person conference) or February 27 (for the online conference).
Join the virtual SIPS@SPSP 2026: Community Action Meeting — “Improving Open Science Resources for Social-Personality Psychology.”
💡 Topics: Registered reports, open data, replications, diversity & inclusion
🧠 Hands-on sessions + hackathons
🌍 All career stages welcome!
🔗
💡 Topics: Registered reports, open data, replications, diversity & inclusion
🧠 Hands-on sessions + hackathons
🌍 All career stages welcome!
🔗
Preconferences | SPSP
Explore SPSP Annual Convention preconferences—specialized sessions offering in-depth insights, networking, and collaboration in personality and social psychology.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Join the virtual SIPS@SPSP 2026: Community Action Meeting — “Improving Open Science Resources for Social-Personality Psychology.”
💡 Topics: Registered reports, open data, replications, diversity & inclusion
🧠 Hands-on sessions + hackathons
🌍 All career stages welcome!
🔗
💡 Topics: Registered reports, open data, replications, diversity & inclusion
🧠 Hands-on sessions + hackathons
🌍 All career stages welcome!
🔗
Join us for #SIPS2026!
We will meet online (May 6-7, 2026) and in person in Washington, D.C., USA (June 8-10, 2026).
We are looking forward to your proposals, so don't miss the submission deadlines:
📅 January 23, for in-person SIPS 2026
📅 February 27, for online SIPS 2026
We will meet online (May 6-7, 2026) and in person in Washington, D.C., USA (June 8-10, 2026).
We are looking forward to your proposals, so don't miss the submission deadlines:
📅 January 23, for in-person SIPS 2026
📅 February 27, for online SIPS 2026
SIPS 2026 – June 8-10, 2026
The submission portal for the conference is now open! We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both online and in-person SIPS 2026. We look forward to your participation!
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December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Join us for #SIPS2026!
We will meet online (May 6-7, 2026) and in person in Washington, D.C., USA (June 8-10, 2026).
We are looking forward to your proposals, so don't miss the submission deadlines:
📅 January 23, for in-person SIPS 2026
📅 February 27, for online SIPS 2026
We will meet online (May 6-7, 2026) and in person in Washington, D.C., USA (June 8-10, 2026).
We are looking forward to your proposals, so don't miss the submission deadlines:
📅 January 23, for in-person SIPS 2026
📅 February 27, for online SIPS 2026
Preprints posted on PsyArXiv are not only discoverable on the PsyArXiv website but also on many other platforms that index scientific manuscripts!
You can learn more about the discoverability of PsyArXiv preprints from a recent blog post 👇
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You can learn more about the discoverability of PsyArXiv preprints from a recent blog post 👇
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December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Preprints posted on PsyArXiv are not only discoverable on the PsyArXiv website but also on many other platforms that index scientific manuscripts!
You can learn more about the discoverability of PsyArXiv preprints from a recent blog post 👇
buff.ly/J8hJFdh
You can learn more about the discoverability of PsyArXiv preprints from a recent blog post 👇
buff.ly/J8hJFdh
📢The submission portal for #SIPS2026 is now open!📢
We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both:
✨ online SIPS 2026 (May 6-7, 2026)
✨ in-person SIPS 2026 (June 8-10, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia, USA).
We look forward to your participation!
We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both:
✨ online SIPS 2026 (May 6-7, 2026)
✨ in-person SIPS 2026 (June 8-10, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia, USA).
We look forward to your participation!
SIPS 2026 – June 8-10, 2026
The submission portal for the conference is now open! We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both online and in-person SIPS 2026. We look forward to your participation!
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
📢The submission portal for #SIPS2026 is now open!📢
We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both:
✨ online SIPS 2026 (May 6-7, 2026)
✨ in-person SIPS 2026 (June 8-10, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia, USA).
We look forward to your participation!
We invite researchers to submit their contributions for both:
✨ online SIPS 2026 (May 6-7, 2026)
✨ in-person SIPS 2026 (June 8-10, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia, USA).
We look forward to your participation!
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@simine.com co-founded @improvingpsych.org, driving reform in psychology, and the open-access journal @collabrapsychology.bsky.social @ucpress.bsky.social , prioritizing methodological rigor. Now Editor-in-Chief of Psychological Science, she champions transparency and rigor in research. (2/4)
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
@simine.com co-founded @improvingpsych.org, driving reform in psychology, and the open-access journal @collabrapsychology.bsky.social @ucpress.bsky.social , prioritizing methodological rigor. Now Editor-in-Chief of Psychological Science, she champions transparency and rigor in research. (2/4)
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🏆 Individual: @simine.com, psychologist at @unimelb.bsky.social & editor-in-chief of Psychological Science, is recognized for pioneering methodological rigor, reproducibility & collaborative research, driving initiatives such as @improvingpsych.org & the journal Collabra @ucpress.bsky.social. (2/5)
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🏆 Individual: @simine.com, psychologist at @unimelb.bsky.social & editor-in-chief of Psychological Science, is recognized for pioneering methodological rigor, reproducibility & collaborative research, driving initiatives such as @improvingpsych.org & the journal Collabra @ucpress.bsky.social. (2/5)
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Big congratulations to Simine Vazire @simine.com, 2025 individual winner of the @einsteinberlin.bsky.social Award for her work championing methodological reform in psychological science award.einsteinfoundation.de/award-winner...
Simine Vazire – Einstein Foundation Award
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November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Big congratulations to Simine Vazire @simine.com, 2025 individual winner of the @einsteinberlin.bsky.social Award for her work championing methodological reform in psychological science award.einsteinfoundation.de/award-winner...
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🔍 Who is transforming how research is done? @simine.com, psychologist at @psychunimelb.bsky.social @unimelb.bsky.social and 2025 Individual #EinsteinFoundationAward winner, leads the reform movement in psychology.
award.einsteinfoundation.de/award-winner... (1/4)
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November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🔍 Who is transforming how research is done? @simine.com, psychologist at @psychunimelb.bsky.social @unimelb.bsky.social and 2025 Individual #EinsteinFoundationAward winner, leads the reform movement in psychology.
award.einsteinfoundation.de/award-winner... (1/4)
award.einsteinfoundation.de/award-winner... (1/4)
👏Congratulations to all the winners, including SIPS co-founder Simine Vazire @simine.com , who was recognized for "pioneering methodological rigor, reproducibility, and collaborative research in psychology."🏆
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
👏Congratulations to all the winners, including SIPS co-founder Simine Vazire @simine.com , who was recognized for "pioneering methodological rigor, reproducibility, and collaborative research in psychology."🏆
PsyArXiv is pleased to welcome new member institutions!
✨Eindhoven University of Technology
✨New York University
✨Tilburg University
✨University College London
Member institutions are integral to helping PsyArXiv deliver preprint posting and reading to its users at no charge.
✨Eindhoven University of Technology
✨New York University
✨Tilburg University
✨University College London
Member institutions are integral to helping PsyArXiv deliver preprint posting and reading to its users at no charge.
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
PsyArXiv is pleased to welcome new member institutions!
✨Eindhoven University of Technology
✨New York University
✨Tilburg University
✨University College London
Member institutions are integral to helping PsyArXiv deliver preprint posting and reading to its users at no charge.
✨Eindhoven University of Technology
✨New York University
✨Tilburg University
✨University College London
Member institutions are integral to helping PsyArXiv deliver preprint posting and reading to its users at no charge.
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I'm so so happy to be part of the @improvingpsych.org executive committee! SIPS has been an anchor and inspiration for me for many years, and I'm excited to be able to contribute to its important work!✨ #OpenScience
Unsere Kollegin @lspitzer.bsky.social ist ab Januar 2026 im Vorstand der @improvingpsych.org | Our colleague Lisa Spitzer joins SIPS Executive Committee 💐
👉 leibniz-psychology.org/en/news/deta...
👉 leibniz-psychology.org/en/news/deta...
Lisa Spitzer joins SIPS Executive Committee
ZPID employee elected to SIPS Executive Committee
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November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I'm so so happy to be part of the @improvingpsych.org executive committee! SIPS has been an anchor and inspiration for me for many years, and I'm excited to be able to contribute to its important work!✨ #OpenScience